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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13
A Sympathetic Horse.

A number of horses are kept together
at independence. "a few5days ago a
load of alfalfa hay was brough and put
in the yard near the stable; one horse
was loose in the yard, the other two be-
ing tied up in the stable, the door being
left open. After eatinga few bites of the
alfalfa, OF which he5.is very fond, the
loose horse appeared to remember that
his companions were debarrea from the
feast. He took large mouthfuls of the
alfalfa, carried it into the stable, and
placed it before the other horses -
Izyo (CaD Independent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13
A Bitter Compliment

'sInsults are hard to bear, but there are
some compliments which are Worse than
any insult. = said veteran italian pat
riot. who had shared the councils of
Mazzini, dined with Count Cayour, and
talked with Garibaldi upon the most
famous Of his countless battle fields.
i suppose You mean, z suggested !,
1.-THE kind Of compliment that French
wit paid to an enemy who had come
and serihbled Coquin' laekguardl up
on his door one night with piece Of
chalk Next morning the wit went to
the falloW's h0use. and said in the poll
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13
To Consunptives.

Reader, can you believe that the =. Gator
af1icts one-third of mankind with a disease
for which there is no remedya DR.. R. v.
Pierce's s'Golden Medical Discovery has
cured hundreds of cases Of consumption,
and men are living to-day-healthy, robust
men-whom physicians pronounced incur
able, because one lung was almost gone.
Send 10 cents in stamps for DR.. Pierce's
book on consumption and kindred affections,
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13
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Mr. W. q. MeAister, Manager
Pacific Coast Agency Star Tobacco,
206 Front Street, San. Francisco. Cal.
writes: 81 used one bottle of st.
Jacobs Oil for rheumatism in muscles
of arm ard shoulder. It gave inn
mediate and permanent relief. A menu
Der Of my family was cured il the same
way.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

Patrick Murray, Sexton st. Patrick s
Cemetery, Baltimore, Nd, was poisoned
by poison oak, and was promptly cured
by St. Jacobs Oil. Sold BY Druggists
and Dealers. ss ss.z..ss.z;..y .a,- ssa u ..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

Hts: All Ftta stopped fres by DR.. Kline'A
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and
DE-. Kline, os1 Arch ST., Phila., Pa
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

The coattai1 Irritation is the latest. A
wrinkled coattail, bearing dusty toe-marks,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

Fishing smacks are used in angling for q
husband ssz.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

afflicted with sore eyes, uss Dr. Isaal
Ihompson's syo water. Druggists sell ID
25c. = - 81 s. IS
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

A matehless story one in which there are
no weddings.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

IT. fszSoss u soltly f0r tie 1fEfitsHSks ksGH1E4
a1seas< ard the yxLi1gffair, adkk1tHd oes ay0
claims to "a, tfoHsands fzSdiss 69s gsdg fsay1.
1thas stood the yearsin relieving pzio
cal pain, promoting regularity Of seasons and banshG
weakness, backache and consequent nervous distress.
Probably no other woman in the world receives .
many ''letters Of thanks" IS Lydia E Pinkhan. e
Lynn, Mass. Mrs. p Of Enfeld, N. H.. says:
81 will simply say that your Vegetable Compound Is =
YOU recommend it 70 be- II Aas dine NE Horlxs ~
xuod- Another lady writes from Ottawa follows: Fl
have just to-day bought the seventh bottle Of you Veg
table compound. have used TYP boxes Of Pills and So
eraI packages Of your Sanztve Wash, and think 1t b.e
sight 70 you how much good deryed from your ns
zines. They a,s regx1ar Gsd-s<nd. Aithe p@
and aches have almost my stomach is m.eA
stronger TOO and feel myself improved every way
1896 PEass o.. Sold lg all Ds.gsista
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

distance lends enchantment to the view
was not spoken OF the dollar.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

No 0ptum in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail 25c
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

Bret Harte was very active book agent
in 1S49 and 1850. * H.. ~-,'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

How to make Maltese crosby step
ping on his tail. @ -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

Tongue tied women do not always make
the best wires.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

WAsa DaAy vas saek, " eavs Me- c.sAsuA
49, sAs vas Child, ahs szisl 1e CasassiA
WAss sas sseans Aisa, shs slu1s - Cassah
WA - Aaa cai'arsa. sha snvs 49, Casasuaa
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
Summer Travelling South

Going South to spend the summer
may seem q little odd to persons not
acquainted with tbs advantages which
certain regions in some of the Southern
States have to offer the pleasure and
health-seeking tourist. A Cincinnati
passenger agent says:
Summer travel to the South has
increased tenfold since the Southern
road was opened in 1880. Previous to
that time it would have been considered
a very singular idea to go South to
escape from the heat, but the opening
of railroad communication with the
mountainous regions Of Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and the Carolinas has led to the
building of numbers Of mountain hotels.
The land upon which they stand costs
little or nothing, and they are able to
offer low rates. In most cases they
are near springs that possess medicinal
properties. The result is they are
proving attractive to the people of
Chic river State, and the roads leading
South and Southwest are doing an un-
~expectedly large tourist business.
When it is remembered that the winter
travel to Florida exceeded all expecta-
ton, and that regions of exhaustless
mineral wealth have been opened, it
will be e. that these roads have not
been built for nothing"
The South is not only a place of Sum-
mer but also a good winter resort. In
summer the heat of the sun is tempered
by the cool breeze from the sea, so that
in the hottest days it is as cool in the
shade as any n would desire. There
is very little sickness here at any season
of the year. 1t is claimed for this DOT
ton of the State as being the healthiest
country on this continent. In winter
we are not troubled with long cold
spells of weather, on the contrary, we
are blessed with a mild and delight
full climate, where the extremes of heat
and cold are unknown. We only await
the completion of the road from jean
erette to this place to make Vermilion
parish the garden spot of Louisiana,
the place where tourists will seek for
pleasure and health.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
keIter from Lafayette
LAFAYETTE. La, Nav 10, 1873.

Editor Abbeyille Intentional.
A Teachers Institute is now being
held at this place. It is conducted by
Dr.. z. E. Shicb, assisted by Misses
Rousseau, Philips and Wambsly. State
Superintendent Warren EasIon, and
the remainder of t3s faculty OF the
State Normal School, will be here On
Wednesday. There are thirtF-iour
teachers in attendance, fifteen OF this
number are from Vermilion parish. The
lectures have been, so far, principally
on school discipline, teaching numbers,
reading the first year ,iebjeet t%e&chingl.
A great many more subjects will be
brought forward ere the close of the
institute. It viii probably be in session
the entire week. The instruction
gained here will doubtless be of great
assistance TO teachers. Tie methods
Of teaching brought forward are all
new, those taught III the State Normal
scheol. Ihe teachers present all seem
pleased and very much interested in
the lectures which can not fail but be
beneficial. z.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
The Printers Dollars.

Where are theyg A dollar here and
a dollar there; scattered ever the coun-
try rifles aai miles apart, how shall
they be gathered together? The pa
per man, the landlord, the grocer, the
merchant, and all assistants to him
in carrying on his business have tHsr
demands, hardly ever so small as a
single dollar. The mites from here
and there must be diligently gathered
and patiently boarded, or the where
with to discharge the liabilities will
never become sufficiently bulky. We
imagine the printer will have to get up
an address to his widely scattered dol
lars something like the following:
"Dollars, halves, quarters, dimes.
and all manner of fractions into which
you are divided, collect yourselves and
come home. You are wanted. Com
binations of all sorts of men that help
to make the printer a proprietor gath
er in such force and demand with such
good reasons your appearance at this
office. that nothing short OF You will
please them. Collect yourselves, for
valuable as you are you will not pay
the cost of collecting. Come here iR
single file, that we may form you in
battalion and send you forth to battle
for US and vindicate our feeble credit"
Reader, are you sure you have not
a dollar or two OF the printers's dollars
sticking about your clothes. if yeu have,
order them home Immediately.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
GpELOUsAs, La, May /, 1875

Robft C. smedes, Esq, Abbcrille. La,
DEAR SIR have, within a couple Of
days, returned home and now reply to
yours Of the 18th ult. have no recol-
lection now of the pleadlngs and pro-
ceedings in the cases against the tax
collector to which you refer. | may
state, further, that l have nc %recollec-
ton that any impression was made on
me that You had mismanaged said
cases, and that they were lost to plain
tiff through your acknowledgements. If
such as impression had been made upon
me at TIE time the cases were before
the Court of Appeals, and during u
investigation thereof, nave not tie
slightest recollection OF that fact. |
may add, though, that If such al i'm
preston did exist at the time, | think
that | would remember it on having my
attention called to the matter. l hope
YOU will excuse me for not replying
sooner to your letter.
Truly and sincerely yours,
JOSEPH M. MOORE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

A dispatch from San Francisco Of
the 18th says the steamer City Of Rio
.Janeiro, which arrived from China that
day, brought news Of terrible marine
disaster in the Straits Settlements, The
steamer Benton, plying between Singa-
pore, Penang and MALAGA, was run into
at midnight, on March 20, by the
steamer Fair, OF Penang, shortly after
leaving MALAGA and sank within half
an hour. Of the two hundred persons
aboard only fifty are known to have
been saved. The loss to the vessel and
cargo is $50, OO0.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

There will be a bazaar held to-day
and tomorrow at Bayou Tigre for the
purpose of raising funds towards build
ing a Catholic chapel in that 1ieighbor-
hood. 1t promises to be a pleasant
affair, and will certainly be a treat to
those who can make it convenient TO
attend. Every preparation necessary
will be made to make attendants com
Portable, and in every way enjoy them
selves. We hope the bazaar will be
well attended, and also prove a tinan-
cial success.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
NOTICE.

We, the undersigned, Directors Of
the %Jeanerette, Abbeville and Western
Railway, do hereby summon a meet
ing of all the stockholders of said road
for Tuesday, May II, 1887, for the
purpose of amending Article 3 of the
act Of incorporation of said road, to
read as follows: "On a line westerly
above or below the town of Abbeyille,
in the parish of Vermilion, La" F. NJ.
Welch, B. Milmo, Geo. W. Whitworth,
M. B.. HiIlard, F. W. Moore, Geo.
Harris, C. W. Wills.-Teche Pilot.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
The Cosmopolitan for May.

The May number OF The Cosmopoli-
tan, the last but n that will be pub
lished in Rochester before its removal
to New York City, opens with a strik-
ing and interesting dialect story, eHti-
tied, "De New Boss" by Mary Rose
Floyd. 1t contains the second and last
part Of that original and powerful story
by C.. Van Nievelt, entitled "The
Baron Won Goldstetten." "The May
Evening" is q beautiful little story by
Gogol, the great Russian novelist. The
third of Emile billiards entertaining
and valuable articles on " Life Beneath
the Crescent" is eve more interesting
than its predecessors. 1t describes
very fully the character of the Sultans,
the peculiarities of Turkish women,
the wretched system of education pre-
vailing in Turkey, the representative
of foreign powers in Constantinople,
and many other things of interest and
Importance. The article is beautifully
Illustrated. "a Fracas with Grizzly
Bears" by WIN. T. Hornaday, is a
sprightly and humorous sketch of a
very thrilling adventure in the West.
Prof. Herbert Tuttle, of Cornell Uni
versity, contributes an entertaining
article on "The Bridal Journey of
Catherine the Great.D In the Young
Folks Department there is a very
pathetic story by Edmondo de Amicis,
translated from the Italian with his
consent. The third part of Katharine
B. Foot's delightful story, entitled
The Little Reformers," is given.
There is in the Household Department
a very timely and valuable article by
Mrs. Helen Campbell on "The Com
Portable House"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
The Jeanerette aud AbbevilEe
Railroad.

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The great enterprise, undertaken by
resolute and enterprising citizens OF
this section, is pushing it's way onward
and we are happy to be able to report
progress. The working force is being
constantly augmented, and by June |
it is expected that IL miles of the road
will be graded, On Monday next grad
ing will be commenced west OF PatOut-
vile. The completion Of this railroad
has been reduced to a certainty, and
all citizens interested in the progress
of the country should rally to It's sup
port and not wait for their neighhors to
build it. Now is the time TO completes
it, as quick as possible, to reap its
benefit this coming fall. The mement
the first train is placed upon the track
it viii commence paying largely On the
investment. This is nc wildcat enter
prise. 1t is q bona fde necessity, adj
mitted by everybody, which will bene-
fit man, woman and child along its
line and vicinity BY all means lot US
have the road-Ieche Pilot.
As railroads create and develop
tie resources Of a country, and that
these great artificial means Of transpor-
tatiOn Increase the wealth of a nation,
it is natural. then, to suppose that
this section Of country will, in the near
future, be benefited by this road. We
have a beautiful, fertile and inexhausSi-
ble country immediately around us, a
great portion Of which still remains
~9noccupiad, while q large acreage pro-
duces yearly a vast amount Of cereals,
cotton, sugar and corn. The IN
occupied lands Of this vast territory
must, III the purse OF. very few years,
be populated by agricultural and stock
raising citizens. With a network Of
railroads penetrating far into the inte-
RIOT, ard the country becoming densely
settled, the amount of trade accruing
therefrom will be i~ncalculable to the
city of New Orleans, provided the CAPT
talists and business men of that city
will unite and use the proper means to
prevent the trade Of this section in
seeking other channels to a market.
The capitalists and business men of
New Orleans are abundantly able and
should have & read Of their own, if
they wish to control the business of
southwest Louisiana, a business CT no
mean proportions and annually increas-
ing, AID rid US Of the present monopoly
of freight carriers that is so grinding
to the people Of this section. Aid thus,
then, in this hour Of need, while we
are using our utmost endeavors to help
you, by taking stock in the Jeanerette,
Abbeville and Western Railroad. Will
the capitalists and business mea of the
Crescent City look into this to them
important matter, and give it a small
portion Of their attention. It may pay
them we'll to do so.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

The 1eche Pilot of the 7th inst. says:
"If those New Orleans gentlemen
want to invest their money in an enter
prise that will surrey pay them
well, BESIDES aiding in bringing to New
Orleans an increased trade, let them
take stock in the Jeanerette and Alb
beville Railroad 1t is beyond doubt
the grandest opportunity for a safe
and paying investment we know of.
Moneyed men who do not take advan-
tage Of this opportunity may yet
scratch their head for letting it slip
from them.n
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
NOTICE..
Land Once at Rev Orleans, La.

Notice is hereby given that the foilow;n,
named settler has tiled notice of his intens.
claim. and that said proof Win he VI ma ny
before the Judge orin his absence tha n aiso,,
of the district court. at Abbeville' Ia eleaK
Monday. June 10. 1887, viz: Luther T. TO
man, who made Home Entry No. 5,m To e.
the southwest quarter Of northwest nn .of
ter, section 5, township II, south rap aaal,
east, Louisiana Meridian. ~nso !
He names the following witnesses ].
prove his continuous residence upon' ,n ~
cultivation 1 OF said land; VIZ; =
Meaux and Garland Foreman, ali Of y.as
million parish, Louisiana. 'ef-
May z, 1887.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

The Police Jury at it's last meeting
appointed q committee of three, com
posed of Messrs. W. l.. Vanslyke, J. T.
Broussard and T. j. Morgan, to report
on the advisability of that body consti-
tuting itself into a board of health, in
accordance with act No. 80, Of 1882, OF
of the Revised Statutes of this State.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
ABBEvILLE, LA, April IS, 1887.

r. C, Smedes, Esq, Abbeville, La,
DEAR S1R-ln reply to your request
for a statement from us concerning the
manner in which you conducted the
suits of the Scilool Board of Vermilion
parish VS.. W. w. Kuehling, and the
State of Louisiana VS.. the same party,
we will say: We were the counsel
opposed to you i'll those cases, and are
familiar with the manner in which they
were conducted. Furthermore, we
gladly testify that there YVES no negli-
gence or mismanagement on your part
in the trial Of chose eases.
Yours, etc.
r. P. G'BKYAN,
w. A. WRITE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

The Berlin Volks Zeitung brought
action for libel against Prince Bismarck
on account of an attack upon that
paper made by the Chancellor in a
speech in the Reichstag. The court
has just decided that it has no
jurisdiction in the matter. as the Prince,
being a German general, is only amena-
BILE to a military tri blual.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

1t is reported that the British gov
eminent, acting on information from
secret agents, has sent a cutter to Car
rigaholt, Ireland, to watch for the
arrival Of an American vessel with 4
cargo of arms and explosives
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
FOR GOVERNOR:
Cen. F. 7. Nichols,
OF ASSN MPTION.

Mr.. Joseph N. mitchell was here
during the week purchasing cattle to
ship to Pattersonville, La. Cattle in
this parish are in good order and meet
with ready sale.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

The Oldest Medical Journalin the so euhsr
west. A monthly magazine, eacn n1 4nvot
containing eighty pages Of matter ,s asi Int
ed to Medical Progress the world oveL. ths
especially to the Medical Interests
South and Southwest.
Subscription $500 per annum. ,t.d;sal
Published by the New Orleans Meois~
Publishing Association. -.r
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
Letters from the People.
ABBEvILLE, LA, May 10, 1SS

Editor Abbeville Meridional.
enclose you letters of Judge Moore
and UBryan. * White, Esqrs., which,
if it is not asking too much, [ wish you
would publish, as it closes what | wish
to print to show the error of the School
Board. Yours truly,
r. {. SMEDEs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

At a recent reception in Boston Sen
ator Edmunds kissed three little babies,
and a rlbald paragraph says that they
all died of congestive chill.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
NEW ORLEANS
Medical and Surgical Jourha.
Office: IS C~arondeletSt. New Orleans


EDITORIAL STAFF.
A. Miles, M. D., George B. Lawras9n, =
b., Henry Dickson Bruins. N. p. q &
Bemiss, N. o., F. W. Parhanl. N. Pr i.
Archinard, NJ. D., A. McShane, M. ~
L. Bemiss, Esq.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

Coffee was first used as a beveraps !.
Abyssinia, then in Persia, Arabia s,a
Egypt, and in all before the beoinn;aaa
of the fifteenth century.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

The Consolidated Coal Company's
mines, stores and Offices at Danville,
Va, were recently closed, and all of
their employees discharged. Three hun
dred men were thrown out of employ
ment. The only known is that
the company had lost some contracts,
and had no orders which could not be
flied from their other mines.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

The Lake Charles Echo informs us
that CHARLTON, @ disease peculiar to
stock, has broken out vita fatal effect
among the people of that portion of
Ouaehita parish known AZ the "Col-
eny." Nlr. G. NJ. McCulium, who him
self had contracted the fatal disease,
went to Monroe on the I'd inst. from
the infected district for medical aid,
and reported that he lost a son the
night before, and that his wife and
two daughters were down VITA it; also
DR. L. l.Cooper and wife 1t is thought
that tie disease is communicated by
incubation from mosquitoes and gnats
which have bitten diseased stock.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-07-28
Call it the ROCK Island.

General Manager Wells was in the city
on Sunday, on business if it was Sunday.
He left on the east bound train. having
received instructions to proceed to Aber-
deem, and with his engineers cross the
country to Watertown, locate the line and
begin grading as soon as possible. This
sudden movement of the Aberdeen, Bis
marck & Northwestern means something.
It may mean that Lowry has found more
backing than has been made public; that
the Rock Island has whispered some-
thing in his ear and may have warmed
his hand with an abundance of money to
complete the diagonal from Watertown
to Bismarck grade, ties and iron. 1t is
we'll known that Gable, president OF the
Rock Island, was at Aberdeen a year
ago, made a speech at big meeting OF
business men and accepted proposed
gift of $25OOO to build his road to the
metropolis of Central Dakota. 1t is now
time to fulfill that agreement, and possi-
bly, Mr.. Lowry is the agent. There are
many signs that would warrant the infer
ence that Lowry and Cable were on
friendly terms Suppose we call it the
Rock Island.